Cigarette and match case.



A. LII/mmm; CIGARETTE AND IVIATCH CASE. APPLICATION FILED OG T. 26.1916.

Patented Iully 23, 19H3.

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IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMI I I I I I IIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII I IIIIIUINIINHM 1 will be aat I Be it known t tpl el lARTHUR T. MORAN', 0l? HOPKTNTUN, MASSACHUSETTS.

CTGARETTE AND MATCH CASE.

terence Application led October 26, 1916.

To all whom t may concern.'

that I, ARTHUR rll'. MORAN, a citizen of the United States, residing atHopkinton, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigarette and MatchCases, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in a cigarette and match'caseand the primary object is to provide a receptacle that of the inventionthe with a cover adapted -to envelop the greater portion of thereceptacle and have its end normally disposed 1n close proximity to theopen end of the receptacle s0 that the water will be eX- cluded from thereceptacle.

As afurther object of the invention the evice is provided with a raisedportion or cad circumscribing the receptacle and adapted to registerwitha depression formed in the cover when the cover is applied to thereceptacle and thus forming a water-tight joint t0 exclude the waterfrom the receptacle.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a water-proofreceptacle of this character having a A further object of this inventionis the provision of a cigarette and match case which consists ofcomparatively few parts and is simple in construction, but durable andwell adapted to withstand the rough usage to which devices of thischaracter are ordinarily subjecte lFor a full description of theinvention and the advantages and mer-its thereof, reference is to be hadto the following description and the accompanying drawings, wherein isillustrated the preferred form of my invention.. in which;

Figure 1 is a front elevation.

Fig. 2 is an edge elevation.

lFig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3-3 of llig. It.

Fig. 4 1s a side elevation of the cigarette and match container showingthe cover in Specification of Letters Patent.

water-proof whereby cigarettes and I tainer Patented duly 2A, TATA..Serial No. 127,882.

lsection to expose the corrugated surface for scratching matches on thecontainer. y

llfig. 5 is a horizontal section on the line 5-5 of llfig. A.

llleferring to the drawing, wherein is illustrated the preferred form ofmy invention, and in which like numerals of reference indicatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, the main container lis substantially rectangular in horizontal cross section as shown byFig. 5 of the drawing and is of sufficient depth to receive cigarettesof the ordinary length. The top of the container l is open and one ofthe side walls of the container, adjacent its upper edgeis crimped toprovide the corrugations 2 for the purpose of igniting a match.lintermediate the top and bottom of the container l, the side and endwalls thereof are provided with a struck-out portion forming asubstantially semiweircular bead 3 for providing one of the jointelements for the cover at a point considerably spaced from the saideorrugations.

The cover A is designed to embrace the upper portion of the container land snugly tit the same. Adjacent its open end` the cover is providedwith a struck-out portion 5 forming a bead similar to the bead 3 on thecontainer and, when the cover is in applied position, the struck-outportion 5 on the cover will register with the bead 3 on the container bysnapping into position when the cover is thrust over the open end of thecontainer thereby providing a watertight joint for excluding the waterfrom 'the container.

Attached to the cover -l is a clip 6 by which the device may be fastenedto the bathing garment of the leather, the preferred manner of carryingthe device being to placev the container within the throat portion oropen neck portion of the jersey and fasten the clip 6 to the marginaledge thereof. The device will then be exposed as little as is possiblewhile. at the same time, it is within easy reach of the bather.

lln addition to performing the function of a water-tight joint, the twostruck-out portions 3 and 5 when they are in engag ment with each otherform a means for preventing the displacement of the main confroin thecover. l claim: A cigarette and match safe comprising a lllltl containerof elongated formation having a depression on its interior extendingaround the side and end Walls of the container and forming a bead on theexterior of the container substantially intermediate the ends thereof,the upper marginal edgeof one of the side Walls at a point remote fromthe e said bead being provided with a series of corrugations for forminga match striking surface, a cover for the said container having an'elongated portion adapted to embrace the upper portion of the saidcontainer, the said cover having a struck out portion near its open endadapted t'o register with the said bead, the interior surface of thesaid cover being tightly engageable with the exterior of the upperportion of the said container' to provide a water tight joint inaddition to the joint provided by the said registration of the bead withthe said struck out portion of the cover whereby the said match strikingsurface will be prevented from becoming damp when the container issubmerged in Water after the cover has been mounted in position.

In testimony Whereof'kl atix my signature inpresence of two Witnesses.

ARTUR T. MoRAN.

Witnesses:

J oHN H. MORAN, MARY T. MORAN.

